Vanity case



Aug. l0, 1937. N, KASDAN Er AL v 2,089,834

VANITY CAS E Filed DBG.l 24. 1935 I INVENTORS Patented Aug. 10, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VANITY CASE Application December 24, 1935,*seria1No. 55,952

13 Claims.

This invention relates to vanity cases and has for its object to provide a plural compartment type which is adapted to fit the hand of the user. Another object is to provide a vanity case hav- 5 ing a mirror which is large and also slidable to cover or expose one or two vanity case compartments.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective of the vanity case of this invention in which the powder receptacle is held in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a Atop plan View of the vanity case with the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a side View of the device of Fig. 2 with the cover in the end position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig.:5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 7.

Figf is a section on the line-B of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a perspective of both end portions of the -slidable closure with the central portion broken away.

The device illustrated in the drawing comprises a pair of cosmetic receptacles I and II, that having the larger recess being adapted to receive cake powder, and that having the smaller recess being intended for rouge. Each receptacle is connected to the other by 'a hinge I2, the leaves of which are formed on the outer casing I4 of each container, and both receptacles are closed by a sliding cover or closure I3. Each receptacle is provided with an inner casing I having walls forming a cosmetic receiving recess above a bottom ledge I6 and also a deck portion I'I which spaces the recess from the outer casing walls. Longitudinally off each container and transversely of the hinge, are arranged guides I8 formed by an upstanding and bent-over portion of the side wall of the outer casing. Adjacent the guides I3 the inner casing has a portion thereof raised to constitute a track I9 on which the closure may slide without its scraping or sliding on the deck. In each container there Ais a longitudinal recess 20 formed below the top of the guides, for receiving lugs 2l on the closure I3. The raised track I9 at the end of each container remote from the hinge I2 is widened at 22 to constitute a stop for each closure lug 2| and also serving to position the inner casing laterally within the outer casing. The opposite end of the' inner casing from the portions 22 is transverselypositioned within the outer casing by means of the lugs 2| as the cover slides back and forth, and also by means of the friction t given the down-turned transverse edges of the inner casing adjacent and remote from the hinge I2.

The closure I3 comprises a mirror 23 held. in

the frame 24 by means of an outer holding frame 25 which is shaped as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. A lower plate 26 is secured to the holding frame 25 by means of lugs 28 which are expanded into 'holes in the bottom of the holding frame 25 as shown in Fig. 5. A little spreading or upsetting of the metal within the holes tends to bind or clamp the lower plate against the outer holding frame for 'the mirror. The outer frame 25 is shaped to provide, with the lower plate 26, 1ongitudinal grooves 32 along each side for reception of the horizontal flange portions of the guides I8. A iinger piece 3| formed on the outer holding frame 25 assists in pushing or pulling the closure frame along the guides I8. 15

The adjacent lower transverse edges of the two containers are adapted to contact at 29 to form a stop to prevent the two receptacles from angular displacement more than the very small amount away from the horizontal position in one direction. In the other direction the two receptaeles ID and II are adapted for angular displacement until one forms with the other an obtuse angle as shown in Fig. 1. In this last situation adjacent ends of the guides I8 are so shaped at 30 adjacent the hinge I2 as to constitute stops to prevent vmoving one case relative to the other more than the indicated amount.

In use the sliding closure I3 normally maintains both receptacles in substantial alignment and the friction of the sliding closure in the guides is suicient .to maintain it in a position closing both receptacles. To open the vanity case, the user pushes the finger piece in a direction to slide the closure to the position shown in Fig. 1. If the rouge in the compartment II is being used, this smaller receptacle is held in a horizontal position and the other or larger receptacle I0 in Van inclined position. For using the powder receptacle I0 it may be held horizontally with the other portion II inclined and the mirror 23 extending upwardly and rearwardly. An advantage of the vanity case compartments Vhaving no more than the limited angular displacement of one with respect to the other resides in the ability of the two receptacles when fully opened as shown in Fig. 1 to more conveniently t the 4users hand, than would be the case if they did not have such relative angular movement. The loose powder cake with an applicator or pui is adapted to be kept within the larger `recess 4Ill while the rouge cake and its applicator are held within the smaller recess I I. When the closure extends across both receptacles, the mirror is on the outside and adapted for use as a To assemble the vanity case, the inner casingsnv i of each receptacle are placed within their outer casings by a friction or some sort of a yieldable fit as is customary in this art. 'I'he lugs 2| at l5 one end of the receptacle Il are placed within the slots of that receptacle before it is hingedly connected to the other. With the closure inposition, the hinge pin or pintle is'next rinserted through the leaves or knuckles of the vhinge I2A 20 for holding the two portions of this vanity ca se hingedly connected.

To remove the cover from the two vanity case sections as shown in Fig. 2, it is necessary to pull out the hinge pin, separate the two sections and slide the mirror or cover out the open end of the slot 20 adjacent the hinge. After this the sections may be again hingedly connected as shown in Fig. V2. In order to attach the bottom plate 26 to the outer frame 25, it will be found 30 desirable to first attach the frame 25 to the plate 26, expanding the metal of the frame to retain the plate 26 in position as shown in Fig. 5. After the plate 26 has been attached then the mirror 23 and the inner frame 24 may be secured in 5 position in the outer frame 25 by bending over the retaining ange of the frame 25.

We claim: K l. A vanity case comprising a pair of' cosmetic receptacles hingedly connected, stops limiting the 40 movement of said receptacles to substantial alignment in one direction and tothe formation of an obtuse angle between them inthe other direction, and a closure fork said receptacles adapted `to hold them in their substantially aligned position.

' 2. A vanity case comprising a pair of receptacles hinged together, a sliding mirror adapted to cover said receptacles when arranged laterally of one Aanother and with the back of the mirror toward said receptacles, each receptacle being provided along opposite sides with aligned guides in which said mirror is moved.

3. A vanity case comprising a pairv of cosmetic receptacles, a mirror closingboth receptacles I55 when substantially aligned, a hinged connection between said receptacles adapted to enable angular displacement of one receptacle withrespect to the other whereby the pair of them may i'lt the hand during use, said mirror being movable to uncover both of vsaid receptacles.Y

4. A vanity case comprisingapair of cosmetic r'eceptacles, a mirror, closing both receptacles when substantially aligned, a. hinged connection between said receptaclesadaptedjto enable anl gular displacement of4 one receptacle with respect to vtheother whereby the pair ofthein may t the hand during use, said mirror being movable to uncover both of said receptacles, said mirror vbeing arranged with its back adjacent the inside of said receptacles, guidesfon opposite sides of both vreceptacles along which the mirror may slide to `open and closeboth receptacles, a stoptolimit the opening sliding movement of said mirror and another stop to limit closing movement of said. mirror.

5. A vanity case comprising a pair of cosmetic receptacles, a mirror closing both receptacles when substantially aligned, a hinged connection between said receptacles adapted to enable angular displacement of one receptacle with respect to the other whereby the pair of them may t the hand during use, said mirror being movable to uncover'both of said receptacles, said mirror being arranged with its back adjacent the inside of said receptacles, guides on opposite sides of both receptacles along which the mirror may slide to open and close both receptacles, a stop to limit the opening sliding movement of said mirror and another stop to limit closing movement of said mirror, a stop to limit angular movement of said f receptacles to'a position in which one is in substantial alignment with the other, and another 'stop to limit angular movement of said receptacles to an obtuse angular arrangement of one with respect to the other to t the hand of a user when said mirror has been opened to uncover both receptacles. f

6. A pair of hingedly connected cosmetic con'- tainers each provided with guides along which a single closure for both may slide, the guides limiting the angular movement of said containers in one direction. 7. A pair of hingedly connected cosmetic containers each provided with guides along which a single closure for both may slide, the guides limiting the angular movement of said containers in one direction, and the containers contacting to limit the angular movement of said containers in the opposite direction.

8. A vanity case comprising an outer casing, i

an inner casing forming a recess for receiving cosmetic, and a deck around said recess, a sliding closure and guides along which said closure may slide, said guides being formed by the outer casing, the

deck adjacent said guides being raised to keep the i closure offsaid deck, and the raised portion of the deck being longitudinally slotted for receiving a projection on said closure.

- 9. A closure fora cosmetic container comprising a mirror, a frame for said mirror, and a back f plate secured to said frame, the contiguous longitudinal edge portions of said frame and back plate being shaped to constitute guidev means adapted to cooperate with guides along said container, whereby said closure may slide with th mirror continually facing outward;

10. A pair of pivotally connected containers having a slidable closure for both, each container having on its upper and open side a longitudinal slot openV adjacentthe pivot between said containers, a projection carried by the .y closure adapted to slide in the slot of each container and to move from one slot into the other across said slot, the pivotal connection being arrangedto one side of said slot so as not to impede the travel of said projection. v

l1. A vanity case comprising an outer casing,

an inner casing forming a cosmetic receiving recess and deck, a sliding closure for the'vanity case, guides formed on the outer casing alongwhich said closure slides, lugs depending'from saidclosure below the deck of said inner casing which is provided witha longitudinal slot on each side to receive one of the closure lugs, said inner casing being laterally in contact with said outer casing adjacent only one end of said longitudinal slots, the inner casing at its other end being laterally positioned to some extent by the t of the inner casing between the transverse'sides of theouter casing and by said lugs of the closure.

12. A container for toilet articles, comprising a casing and closure therefor, a mirror secured to one of them, a holding frame for the mirror, a plate secured to said frame, contiguous the opposite side from the mirror, said frame and plate being secured together by a projection and recess connection with the projection being headed over to hold it in said recess.

13. A container for toilet articles, comprising a casing and closure therefor, a. mirror secured to one of them, .a holding frame for the mirror, a

plate secured to said frame, contiguous the opposite side from the mirror, said frame and plate being secured together by a projection and recess connection with the projection being headed over to hold it in said recess, said frame being spaced from the back of the mirror and the projection being on said plate and adapted to be headed over the recess in the frame before the mirror is mounted in said frame.

NATHAN KASDAN. DANIEL POLLACK. 

